GA4 compatibility changes
Nov 22, 2022
We have updated our Google Analytics 4 integration in line with the new incompatibility changes introduced by Google, which will take place starting from Dec 1, 2022.
What has changed in Swydo
Item-scoped dimensions such as
item category
,item name,
anditem ID
will no longer be reported with event scope metrics such asevent count
,eCommerce purchases,
andconversions
. Instead, you can useItem revenue
,item purchase quantity
,active users,
andsessions
.Item-scoped dimensions:
Item Brand
,Item Category
,Item Category 2
,Item Category 3
,Item Category 4
,Item Category 5
,Item Id
,Item List Id
,Item List Name
,Item Name
,Item Promotion Creative Name
,Item Promotion Id
,Item Promotion Name
.Event-scoped Metrics listed below will be incompatible with item-scoped dimensions.
Event-scoped Metrics:
Event Count
,AD Unit Exposure
,Add To Carts
,Average Purchase Revenue
,Checkouts
,Conv.
,Ecommerce Purchases
,Event Count Per User
,Event Value
,Events Per Session
,First-time Purchasers Per New User
,Item List Clicks
,Item List Views
,Item Promotion Clicks
,Item Promotion Views
,Item Views
,New Users
,Publisher Ad Clicks
,Publisher Ad Impressions
,Purchase Revenue
,Views
,Page Views Per Session
,Transactions
,Transactions Per Purchaser
andUser Engagement Duration
.
Attribution dimensions, such as
source
,campaign Id,
andGoogle Ads ad group ID
listed below, will become incompatible with some event-scoped metrics likeevent count
, but still can work with metrics likeconversions
,active users,
andsessions
.Attribution Dimensions:
Source
,Campaign Id
,Campaign Name
,Default Channel Grouping
,Medium
,Source Platform
,Google Ads Account Name
,Google Ads Ad Group Id
,Google Ads Ad Group Name
,Google Ads Ad Network Type
,Google Ads Creative Id
,Event Google Ads Keyword text
,Google Ads Query
.
Dimensions, including query strings like
page path + query string
will only be compatible with a limited number of dimensions and metrics listed below:Dimensions:
Page Path + Query String
,Unified Page Path Screen
,Page Location
,full Page URL
,Host Name
,Page Title
,Event Name
,Platform
,Country Id
,Date
, andCountry
.Metrics:
screen page view
,user engagement duration
,event count
,active users
,conversions
,total users
,total sessions,
andengaged sessions
.
* Swydo introduced these changes on Nov 22, 2022.
You can find more information from Google here.